08-01-2010, 12:49 PM
Thanks for the tips and techniques. Always helpful to see how others do stuff, even just seeing the various tools and such laying around the table is good.
On the Plastruct solvent, how are the fumes? In the past, I used Ambroid ProWeld, a liquid solvent, and the fumes were bad. In my little closed up workroom, I just couldn't use the stuff - and have been using the regular Testor's model cement ever since.
These contests are great in that It is interesting to compare the various personalities and methods. For example, in my estimation, biL is very uncompromising on the construction of the buildings, corners must be exactly square, joints must be perfect, etc, and I can appreciate that. For me, I throw the stuff together and figure I can hide it with paint!
It is great to see the various philosophies and techniques, and we all gain from it, and our modeling skills get better too. Thank you biL! 
And great work on the structures!
On the Plastruct solvent, how are the fumes? In the past, I used Ambroid ProWeld, a liquid solvent, and the fumes were bad. In my little closed up workroom, I just couldn't use the stuff - and have been using the regular Testor's model cement ever since.
These contests are great in that It is interesting to compare the various personalities and methods. For example, in my estimation, biL is very uncompromising on the construction of the buildings, corners must be exactly square, joints must be perfect, etc, and I can appreciate that. For me, I throw the stuff together and figure I can hide it with paint!
It is great to see the various philosophies and techniques, and we all gain from it, and our modeling skills get better too. Thank you biL! And great work on the structures!
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